The difficult and dangerous environment for media work and reporting in general has led to significant underreporting of security incidents in Sudan; as such this paragraph should be read in conjunction with section 1.1.4 Security incidents and civilian deaths estimates and section 1.3.2 Communication and media presence.
Throughout the week of late September/early-October 2024, airstrikes and clashes were reported in a number of Sudanese cities, including Gedaref, ‘resulting in substantial civilian casualties’.1009 On 6 November 2024, the RSF stormed the village Qaili Al-Jabal in the Butana neighbourhood in Gedaref state, killing six civilians and causing the displacement of villagers.1010
Among the 59 security events (battles, explosions/remote violence and violence against civilians) reported by ACLED between 15 April 2023 and 30 November 2024, 32 were coded as battles, 8 as explosions/remote violence and 19 as violence against civilians. In 21 instances, civilians were the primary or only target.1011
Figure 16: Evolution of security events coded as battles, explosions/remote violence and violence against civilians in East region of Sudan, 15 April 2023 – 30 November 2024, based on ACLED data1012
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UNHCR, Sudan Situation 25 September – 3 October 2024, 7 October 2024, url, p. 2
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Sudan Tribune, على منطقة قيلي الجبل بولآية القضارف قتلى وموجة نزوح في هجوم للدعم السريع [Deaths and displacement in a Rapid Support Forces attack on the Qaili al-Jabal area in Gedaref state], 7 November 2024, url
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EUAA analysis based on publicly available ACLED data. ACLED, Curated Data Files, Africa, as of 6 December 2024, url
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EUAA analysis based on publicly available ACLED data. ACLED, Curated Data Files, Africa, as of 6 December 2024, url